CPD Options
Below is a flavour of our CPD training on offer and included in your registration. Registration for CPD opens in late October, and CPD training begins in March 2024.
Aclú: Mental Health Difficulties and APA, a rights-based approach.
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Introduction to Human Rights.
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Understanding Mental Health Difficulties.
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UFIT: Designing physical activity programmes for and with people with mental health difficulties. Module 1: U-PREP.
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UFIT: Designing physical activity programmes for and with people with mental health difficulties. Module 2: U-Act & U-Reflect.
IPEPAS – Inclusive Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport
This programme addresses the values, knowledge, skills, and competencies for inclusive practice. You will learn about human rights, practical guidelines and protocols, and disability concepts. This CPD training builds the cognitive, affective and practical skills to inclusivize their practice while building their competence and capacity to apply this knowledge and skills by facilitating inclusive sessions with participants with disabilities.
IPEPAS Inclusive Aquatics E - Learning Programme
Whether you are a teacher, aquatics instructor, or support person, this three-unit of CPD is for you.
Unit 1 covers entry and exit to and from the water for people who require support and how to support swimmers as needed in the water.
Unit 2 examines inclusive aquatics programming, including ability analysis, skills development and stroke adaptations based on the biomechanics of swimming.
Unit 3 The Aquatics Explorer provides guidance on supporting swimmers with various disabilities, functional difficulties and health conditions. The content will support in your practice to facilitate inclusive and safe aquatics for all.
TRUST – Sport as it should be… Fun, Fair, Clear, Safe, Accessible to All.
Two modules introduce human rights education in and through sport. TRUST aims to build the capacity of learners to provide human rights education through sports, taking into consideration the needs of marginalised groups such as people with disabilities, refugees, and the LGBTQI+ community. A human rights-based approach for sports-based interventions is outlined to support participants in applying this methodology in their practice.
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Unit 1: TRUST – Sport as it should be.
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Unit 2: A global & holistic approach to social and personal development
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Unit 3: Human Rights education through sports
Module 2:
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Unit 1: TRUST – Sport as it should be.
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Unit 2: A global & holistic approach to social and personal development
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Unit 3: Human Rights education through sports
Adapt module – Adapting for disability, amputations, prosthetics and transplants
Inclusive Martial Arts
The Inclusive Martial Arts Platform, developed by the UNESCO ICM in collaboration with the MTU UNESCO Chair, provides educational resources for martial arts educators. This innovative online course has been designed to increase self-efficacy among martial arts instructors and prepare them to effectively work with people with disabilities, women and girls, and other marginalised groups.
Active Disability Ireland
This online workshop is designed to build awareness around people with disabilities participating in community sport and physical activity.
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding Disability: to define and distinguish between the different disability/impairment groups
Increased Awareness: have an increased awareness of people with disabilities taking part in sport and opportunities in your community
Reflect and Evaluate: reflect and evaluate your own practice of inclusion
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The Motor Activity Training Program
The Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) was created by Special Olympics and ensures that all athletes with intellectual disabilities (including athletes with high support needs/complex needs) can meaningfully be included in all aspects of Special Olympics sport.
MATP is a unique Special Olympics sport that strives to improve each athlete’s sport specific motor skills. This ensures that everyone can access and participate in appropriate Special Olympics sport activities geared to their ability levels and interests.
Introduction to MATP certified training at ISAPA 2025:
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Pre-conference online introduction workshop
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Half day practical workshop
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Practical MATP “Come and Try” event
